“…1 H NMR (500MHz, CDCl 3 , 25°C, TMS) δ 1.16 (d, 3J=7.2Hz, 3H, H9), 1.53 (3H, s, H15), 1.57, 1.73 (2H, m, H10), 1.64 (3H, s, H14), 1.8 (2H, m, H11), 2.0 (3H, d, 3 J=1.5Hz, H7), 3.09 (1H, m, H8), 3.94 (3H, s, OMe), 5.06 (1H, m, H12), 6.5 (1H, q, H5). 13 (6). n-butyllithium (3.75 ml of 1.6M solution in hexane) was added to a cold (0°C) solution of 5-methyl -3,4-(methylenedioxy) anisole (0.35g, 2.14mmol) in dry THF (10ml) [21].…”